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ENTERTAINED
amused, diverted, entertained
(adjective) pleasantly occupied; “We are not amused” -Queen Victoria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
entertained
simple past tense and past participle of entertain
Anagrams
• intenerated
Source: Wiktionary
ENTERTAIN
En`ter*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entertained; p. pr. & vb. n. Entertaining.] Etym: [F. entretenir; entre between (L. inter) + tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Tenable.]
1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. Shak.
2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained unawares. Heb. xiii. 2.
3. To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to entertain friends with conversation, etc. The weary time she can not entertain. Shak.
4. To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal. I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke. De Quincey. A rumor gained ground, -- and, however absurd, was entertained by some very sensible people. Hawthorne.
5. To meet or encounter, as an enemy. [Obs.] Shak.
6. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments.
7. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. [Obs.] To baptize all nations, and entertain them into the services institutions of the holy Jesus. Jer. Taylor.
Syn.
– To amuse; divert; maintain. See Amuse.
En`ter*tain", v. i.
Definition: To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously.
En`ter*tain", n. Etym: [Cf. F. entretien, fr. entretenir.]
Definition: Entertainment. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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